JP2008220577A - Rice washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make an extra space other than a rice cooker placing space unnecessary by turning a rice washing device to the side of each rice cooker. <P>SOLUTION: The rice washing machine includes a mounting platform 2 for mounting a rice cooker S, a support body 3 rising from the mounting platform 2, and a rice washing device 4 which is supported by the support body 3, washes the rice, and charges it into the rice cooker S. A plurality of rice cookers S are mounted on the mounting platform 2, and the rice washing device 4 is fitted to a turning arm 6 turnably supported by the support body 3 via a vertical shaft 5 so as to face the respective rice cookers S. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a rice washing machine that enables rice to be introduced into a plurality of rice cookers from one rice washing apparatus.

In this type of prior art, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, two upper and lower stages are provided, and two rice cookers or one rice cooker and one inner pot or two inner pots are provided. A plurality of mounts on which the three types of receiving containers can be mounted are provided below the rice washing means, and when the washed rice and rice cooking water are put into the lower container, a movable guide cylinder is used, and the mounting table Is also equipped with fixings and slides, making it possible to adjust the mounting height of rice washing means, guide cylinders, mounting tables, etc., and easily switching to the optimum height corresponding to the combination of receiving containers and mounting tables with different heights The rice washing means is compatible with packed rice and automatic metered rice, and each function is unitized so that it can be equipped with a plurality of rice washing means so that it can respond to various needs by combining them (publication summary) .
JP-A-10-286177

In the prior art, rice can be put into a plurality of rice cookers on a gantry below the rice-washing means, but the rice-washing means is stationary, whereas the rice cooker is put in and out immediately below the rice-washing means. Even if there are two rice cookers, it is necessary to secure space for taking out in two places, and a large occupied area is required.
An object of the present invention is to provide a rice washer that can solve the problems of the prior art.
In the present invention, by arranging a plurality of rice cookers in a stationary manner and rotating the rice washing device to each rice cooker side, an extra space other than the rice cooker arrangement space can be made unnecessary. The purpose is to provide a rice washing machine.

Specific means for solving the problems in the present invention are as follows.
1stly, the mounting base 2 which mounts the rice cooker S, the support body 3 set up from this mounting base 2, and the support body 3 are supported, this wash | cleans rice and throws it into the rice cooker S. In the rice washing machine equipped with the rice washing device 4,
A plurality of rice cookers S are mounted on the mounting table 2, and the rice washing device 4 is pivotally supported by a support 3 via a vertical axis 5 so as to face each rice cooker S. It is attached to.

2ndly, between the said support body 3 and the rotation arm 6, between the rice input position A which opposes the rice-washing apparatus 4 to each rice cooker S, and the intermediate position B which opposes the rice-washing apparatus 4 between rice cookers S Among them, there is provided a positioning mechanism 7 for setting at least the rice loading position A.
Thirdly, a water supply hose 11 and a drainage hose 12 communicating with the rice washing device 4 are inserted into the support 3 below the vertical axis 5.
4thly, the said rice washing apparatus 4 is provided in the drainage jacket 14 of the lower part of the rice washing tank 13 with the heat insulation board 15 which interrupts | blocks the heat from the rice cooker S so that attachment or detachment is possible.

Fifthly, two rice cookers S are arranged at an equidistant position from the vertical axis 5, and the rice cooker S has a lid S2 pivoted on the main body S1 and a lid on the opposite side of the pivotal portion S3. Part S4 is provided, and a display part S5 is provided on the side surface near the lid stopper S4. One rice cooker S faces the display part S5 toward the center of the front of the machine and the pivoting part S3 on the side of the machine. It arrange | positions and the other rice cooker S is arrange | positioning the pivot part S3 in the machine back side with the display part S5 facing the machine front center side.
6thly, the said rice cooker S is that the main body S1 is provided with the cover body S2 so that attachment or detachment is possible.

In the rice washing machine having the above-described configuration, the rice washing apparatus 4 is made to face the plurality of rice cookers S on the mounting table 2 by rotating the rotating arm 6 on which the rice washing apparatus 4 is mounted with respect to the support 3. It becomes possible, and the extra space for pulling out the rice cooker S from the lower part of the rice washing apparatus 4 is unnecessary.
The rice washing device 4 can be set at the rice loading position A facing each rice cooker S by the positioning mechanism 7, and the rice washing device 4 can be set at the intermediate position B facing between the rice cookers S. is there.
The water supply hose 11 and the drainage hose 12 communicating with the rice washing device 4 are inserted into the support 3 below the vertical axis 5, so that the water supply hose 11 and the drainage hose 12 swing greatly even when the rotary arm 6 is rotated, or slidably contact with surrounding objects. Can be less.

By providing the heat shield plate 15 on the drainage jacket 14 of the rice washing device 4, the heat from the rice cooker S to the rice washing tank 13 can be blocked.
The heat shield plate 15 may be configured to be foldable or liftable so that when the rice washer 4 is located above the rice cooker S, the heat shield 15 may be folded or raised upward. .
The rice cooker S has a lid S2 pivotally attached to the main body S1, a lid stopper S4 provided on the opposite side of the pivot S3, and a display S5 provided on the side surface near the lid stopper S4. When two are used, one rice cooker S has the display unit S5 facing the center of the front of the machine and the pivoting part S3 is arranged on the side of the machine, and the other rice cooker S has the display S5 at the center of the front of the machine. By arranging the pivot part S3 on the back side of the machine, the rice washing device 4 can be prevented from hitting the opened lid S2 even if the same two rice cookers S are used.

  Two or three rice cookers S in which the lid S2 is detachably provided on the main body S1 can be arranged without considering the interference between the lid S2 and the rice washing device 4.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, in order to throw in the rice from a rice washing apparatus using a plurality of rice cookers, an extra space other than the rice cooker arrangement space can be made unnecessary, and the occupied area of the rice washing machine can be reduced.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In FIGS. 1-9, the rice-washing machine 1 is an automatic rice-washing machine that automatically cleans the rice and discharges the rice together with water and water, and supplies the rice packed in a pack to wash the rice. It is also a machine that supports packed rice.
The rice washing machine 1 is roughly divided into a placing table 2 on which the rice cooker S is placed, a support 3 standing from the placing table 2, and a rice cooker S that is supported by the support 3 and washes rice. And a rice washing device 4 for feeding to the rice.

The mounting table 2 includes a table portion 21 on which two rice cookers S are placed side by side, and a screen portion 22 of an internal cavity that stands on the back of the table portion 21. The rice cooker S is fixed to the upper surface of the table portion 21 via a fixture 23. The rice cooker S may be simply placed without being fixed to the table unit 21.
The rice cooker S includes a main body S1 having a heating part and capable of storing an inner pot, and a lid pivotally attached to the upper periphery of the main body S1 via a pivotal attachment part S3 and closed via a lid stopper S4. The display unit S5 is provided on the side surface of the main body S1.

The pivot part S3 and the lid stopper part S4 are disposed at positions displaced by 180 degrees around the upper part of the main body S1, that is, opposite positions, and the display part S5 is formed between the pivot part S3 and the lid stopper part S4. It is arrange | positioned near lid | cover stop part S4 instead of the center in between, and when the rice cooker S has been arrange | positioned in the state which a person opens and closes lid S2 with a right hand, display part S5 becomes easy to see.
2-7, the two rice cookers S mounted on the mounting table 2 have one (right side) rice cooker S with the display unit S5 facing toward the center of the front surface of the machine (rice washing machine). S3 is arranged on the machine side surface side, and the other (left side) rice cooker S has the display part S5 facing the machine front center side and the pivoting part S3 arranged on the machine rear side. By arranging in this way, even if the same two rice cookers S are used, the rice washing device 4 does not hit the opened lid S2.

As the rice cooker S, there is one in which a lid S2 is detachably provided on the main body S1. When using such a rice cooker S, it can arrange | position without considering interference of the cover body S2 and the rice washing apparatus 4, and sees all the rice cookers S from the front like the said right-side rice cooker S. The pivot part S3 can be arranged on the right side and the display part S5 can be arranged on the left side.
The support 3 has a square tube-shaped member in section standing from the upper surface at the center in the left-right direction of the table portion 21 along the front surface of the screen portion 22, and supports the rice washing device 4 at the upper portion. A bearing portion 24 that supports the vertical axis 5 up and down is provided on the upper portion of the support 3.

A rotating arm 6 is fixed to the rear surface of the rice washing device 4, and a rear end portion of the rotating arm 6 is disposed in the bearing portion 24 and is rotatably supported by the vertical axis 5. The rotating arm 6 can be rotated about 90 degrees around the vertical axis 5 so that the rice washing device 4 can be opposed to the two rice cookers S, and the position where the rice washing device 4 is opposed to each rice cooker S is loaded with rice. It becomes position A (shown in FIGS. 3 and 4), and rice can be input from the rice washing device 4 to the rice cooker S.
When the rice washing apparatus 4 is in the rice loading position A, the rice washing apparatus 4 is obliquely viewed from the front of the rice washing machine 1, and rice can be supplied to the rice washing apparatus 4 even in this posture. It will be easier to work.

When the number of rice cookers S is two, the center in the left-right direction of the mounting table 2 is an intermediate position B. When the rice cooker S is in the intermediate position B, the rice washing device 4 faces the rice cookers S and faces forward so that rice can be easily supplied. At the same time, the operation of the rice washing device 4 is facilitated.
The rice washing device 4 is preferably positioned at each position, and it is particularly preferable to restrict the unintentional rotation of the rice washing device 4 at the rice loading position A. For this purpose, a positioning mechanism 7 is provided between the support 3 and the rotating arm 6.
As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 8, and 9, the positioning mechanism 7 includes a positioning member 25 fixed to the upper portion of the support 3 below the rotating arm 6, and an engaging body provided on the rotating arm 6. 26. The positioning member 25 is formed with two engaging recesses 25a and a central engaging recess 25b at an arc edge centered on the longitudinal axis 5, and the engaging body 26 is engaged with and disengaged from the engaging recesses 25a and 25b. It is possible.

The engaging body 26 is elastically pressed against the positioning member 25 by a biasing means such as a spring, or an elastic roller is provided on the outer periphery of the pin, and is engaged with or disengaged from the engaging recesses 25a and 25b by elastic deformation thereof. When the combined body 26 is engaged with the engaging recess 25a, the rice washing device 4 and the rotating arm 6 are held at the rice loading position A, and when the engaging body 26 is engaged with the engaging recess 25b, the rice washing device 4 and the rotating arm 6 are rotated. The arm 6 is held at the intermediate position B, which does not contribute to the introduction of rice.
As shown in FIG. 1, the rice washing device 4 includes a substrate 31 fixed to the tip of the rotating arm 6, a rice washing tank 13 fixed to the lower surface side of the substrate 30, and rice washing water and water in the rice washing tank 13. A water supply mechanism 32 that supplies moderate water, a stirring mechanism 33 that stirs rice and water in the rice washing tank 13, a rice drain valve mechanism 35 that opens and closes a rice drain valve 34 at the bottom of the rice washing tank 13, and the rice washing tank 13 And a drainage mechanism 36 for draining the washed rice water.

The rice washing tank 13 is made of resin, the upper part is formed in a cylindrical shape, the lower part is formed in a conical shape, the lower end part is formed with a cylindrical drain jacket 14, and the upper half is mounted on the lower surface of the substrate 31. The first half is a rice supply port 13a.
The upper side of the substrate 31 is covered with a head case 37, a control panel 38 is provided on the head case 37, and an open / close cover 39 that closes the rice supply port 13 a is also pivoted.
The water supply mechanism 32 includes a water supply hose 11 connected to the water supply, a water supply pipe 41 extending from the water supply hose 11 through the back surface of the rice washing tank 13 into the head case 37, and an electromagnetic opening / closing provided in the water supply pipe 41. A valve (not shown) and a water sprinkling member 42 provided on the lower surface of the substrate 31 at the tip of the water supply pipe 41 are provided.

The water supply hose 11 extends from the side of the rice washing device 4 through the lower side of the rotating arm 6 into the support body 3, and is positioned along the shaft core in the support body 3 just below the vertical axis 5. Thus, even if the rotating arm 6 is rotated, it is prevented from swinging back and forth and left and right as much as possible.
In the stirring mechanism 33, the stirring member 43 is supported by the substrate 31 so as to be rotatable about the vertical axis, and a motor 44 for rotating the stirring member 43 is provided in the head case 37.
The rice draining valve mechanism 35 includes a rice draining valve 34 that opens and closes a drain outlet in the drainage jacket 14, a valve rod 45 that is provided at the lower end and penetrates the stirring member 43, and a head case. 37 and a valve driving means 46 for moving the valve rod 45 up and down to open and close the rice drain valve 34.

The drainage mechanism 36 has a drainage box 47 disposed obliquely behind the drainage jacket 14, a drainage pipe 48 connected to the drainage jacket 14, an overflow pipe 49 connected to the upper part of the rice washing tank 13, and drainage to the outside. A drainage hose 12 to be discharged is connected.
The drainage hose 12 extends from the drainage box 47 through the lower part of the rotating arm 6 into the support 3 below the vertical axis 5, and further extends downward at the partition 22 of the mounting table 2, In the partition part 22, it is arrange | positioned in the position close | similar to the axial center extension line of the vertical axis | shaft 5, and even if the rotation arm 6 rotates, it is made to reduce back-and-forth, right-and-left shake.

The drainage jacket 13 is located at a height near the upper side of the lid S2 of the rice cooker S, and a heat shield 15 for interrupting heat from the rice cooker S is detachably provided. The heat shield plate 15 is formed of an iron plate or a resin plate, and the front and rear portions thereof are inclined upward, have a shape that does not interfere with the lid S2 of the rice cooker S even if the rice washing device 4 is rotated, and the rice cooker. The heat and steam from S are blocked from reaching the washing tank 13.
Next, the rice washing operation of the rice washing machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
When using the left (or right) rice cooker S, move the rice washing device 4 from the central position to the upper right (or left) rice cooker S (right rice input position A) (step 1) The lid S2 of the left-side (or right-side) rice cooker S where the space is present is opened (step 2).

Next, the rice-washing device 4 is disposed at an intermediate position B facing between the rice cookers S, which is the front center position of the rice-washing machine 1, and the position is held by the positioning mechanism 7 (step 3). In this state, the control panel 38 is turned on (step 4), the open / close cover 39 is opened (step 5), and the rice packed in the pack is supplied to the rice washing tank 13 (step 6). After closing the opening / closing cover 39 (step 7), the amount of rice to be put into the rice cooker S is set by the control panel 38 (step 8).
After the rice supply is completed, the rice washing device 4 is rotated above the left (or right) rice cooker S where the lid S2 is opened (step 9), and is held at the rice loading position A by the positioning mechanism 7. Thereafter, the start button on the control panel 38 is pressed (step 10), and the rice washing apparatus 4 is allowed to start automatic operation from the washing of rice to the removal of rice (step 11).

When the automatic operation of the rice washing apparatus 4 starts, the rice washing process is first started. In the rice washing process, water for washing is supplied to the rice washing tank 13 by the water supply mechanism 32, and the stirring member 43 of the stirring mechanism 33 rotates to wash the rice while stirring the rice.
When the rice washing process is completed, necessary water is added to the rice washing tank 13, the rice removal valve 34 is opened via the rice removal valve mechanism 35, and the rice in the rice washing tank 13 and the water addition / reduction water are stored in the rice cooker S. It is thrown into the inner pot.
When the rice input to the left (or right) rice cooker S is completed, the rice washing device 4 is moved to the upper right (or left) rice cooker S (right rice input position A) (step 12) and left ( Alternatively, the lid S2 of the rice cooker S on the right side is closed (step 13).

Thereby, the rice cooker S of the left side (or right side) will be in the state which can be cooked, the rice cooking start button of the display part S5 is pushed (step 14), rice cooking is started, rice cooking is completed (step 15), and the left side (step 15) Alternatively, the lid S2 of the rice cooker S on the right side is opened (step 16), the inner pot is taken out (step 17), and the lid S2 is closed again (step 18).
The rice washer 1 is configured such that the lid S2 is removable, the heat shield 15 is omitted, or the heat shield 15 is folded or raised upward so that the rice washer 4 is in the middle. The lid S2 of the left and right rice cookers S can be configured to be opened and closed in the state of being positioned at the position B. With this configuration, the above-described rice washing device 4 is moved from the upper side of one rice cooker S to the other. The upward rotation (movement) of the rice cooker S can be omitted, and the rice washing operation can be performed more easily and smoothly.

FIG. 11 shows an embodiment in which three rice cookers S are arranged at an equidistant position from the vertical axis 5. The rice washing device 4 has a large rotation angle between the left and right rice cookers S, and the positioning mechanism 7. In addition to the left and right engaging recesses 25a of the positioning member 25, the intermediate engaging recess 25b sets the rice loading position.
The rice washing device 4 can open and close the lid S2 of the central rice cooker S when it is above the left or right rice cooker S, and when it is above one side or the central rice cooker S, the other rice cooker S The lid S2 can be opened and closed and can be positioned even at an intermediate position between the left and right rice cookers S.

Moreover, the rice cooker S is displaying the type which pivotally attached lid S2, the left and right rice cooker S has the pivoting part S3 located on the back, and the central rice cooker S has the pivoting part S3 located on the right side. Yes. This rice cooker S may be of a type that attaches or detaches the lid S2, and it is also possible to arrange four rice cookers S at equidistant positions from the vertical axis 5.
In the present invention, the shape of each member and the positional relationship between the front, rear, left, and right in the embodiment are best configured as shown in FIGS. However, it is not limited to the said embodiment, A member, a structure can be variously deformed, and a combination can also be changed.

  For example, the support 3 may be provided integrally on the partition portion 22 of the mounting table 2, or may be fixed to the table portion 21 instead of the partition portion 22.

It is a right view which shows embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of a rice closing position with a lid closed and a rice washing device. It is a top view of a rice washing device center position. It is a top view of a rice washing position in a rice washing device. It is a front view. It is a left side view. It is the perspective view which the cover body opened. It is an enlarged plan view of a rice washing apparatus. It is a side view of a positioning mechanism. It is a flowchart of the rice washing operation. It is a perspective view which shows embodiment which has arrange | positioned three rice cookers.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rice washing machine 2 Mounting stand 3 Support body 4 Rice washing apparatus 5 Vertical axis 6 Rotating arm 7 Positioning mechanism 11 Water supply hose 12 Drain hose 13 Rice washing tank 13 Drain jacket 15 Heat shield plate A Rice input position B Intermediate position

Claims (6)

The mounting table (2) for mounting the rice cooker (S), the support (3) erected from the mounting table (2), and the rice supported by the support (3) to wash the rice In the rice washing machine equipped with the rice washing device (4) to be put into the rice cooker (S),
A plurality of rice cookers (S) are mounted on a mounting table (2), and the rice washing device (4) is placed on a support (3) through a vertical axis (5) to face each rice cooker (S). The rice washing machine is mounted on a rotating arm (6) that is rotatably supported.   Between the support (3) and the rotating arm (6), the rice-washing device (4) is placed in the rice-feeding position (A) and the rice-washing device (4) is opposed to each rice cooker (S). 2) A rice washing machine according to claim 1, further comprising a positioning mechanism (7) for setting at least the rice loading position (A) among the intermediate positions (B) opposed to each other.   The water supply hose (11) and the drainage hose (12) communicating with the rice washing device (4) are inserted into the support (3) below the vertical axis (5). Or the rice washing machine of 2.   The rice washing apparatus (4) is characterized in that a heat insulating plate (15) for interrupting heat from the rice cooker (S) is detachably provided on a drain jacket (14) at the bottom of the rice washing tank (13). The rice washer according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   Two rice cookers (S) are arranged at equidistant positions from the vertical axis (5), and the rice cooker (S) is pivotally attached to the main body (S1) with a lid (S2). A lid stopper (S4) is provided on the opposite side to S3), and a display section (S5) is provided on the side surface near the lid stopper (S4). ) Toward the center of the front of the machine, the pivoting part (S3) is arranged on the side of the machine, and the other rice cooker (S) has the pivoting part (S3) with the display part (S5) toward the center of the front of the machine. Is disposed on the back side of the machine.   The rice cooker according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the rice cooker (S) has a body (S1) detachably provided with a lid (S2).

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